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Carveth logoCarveth Care Centre has been providing quality Long term Care and Assisted Living Services in Gananoque, Ontario since 1965.

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Helen Henderson logoHelen Henderson Care Centre offers seniors and Long Term Care residents quality care and services in Amherstview, Ontario.

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Safe and Fun Retirement Home in Kingston

Quality long-term and senior care

Helen Henderson Health Care Centre main objective is for you and your loved one to feel at home with the best possible care in safe and comfortable surroundings.

As a retirement home in Kingston, we offer both nursing and retirement living, depending on your individual needs. Our caring staff fosters the family atmosphere and they take great pride in their work.

We are committed to a respectful, safe, healthy, active and fun environment. We work closely with our community partners to enhance your quality of life through a variety of programs such as Pet Therapy, Music Therapy, Ministerial and Spiritual Care, Foot Care, Eye Care, Dental Care, Hearing Care, Daily Seniors Outreach Services, Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy and Restorative Care Services, an onsite Hair Salon as well as manicures and pedicures!

Residents First always

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Our retirement home in Kingston is committed to you is supported by the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care's "Residents First" quality improvement program.  We are guided by the vision each resident enjoy safe, effective and responsive care that helps them achieve their highest potential regarding their quality of life.

Read more about Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care's "Residents First" quality improvment program.

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50 Years of Family Care

Gibson Family Health Care
celebrated 50 years of service in 2015, a significant milestone for a family owned and operated company. Proudly Canadian

Gibson Family Health Care In The News

  • Sparkle a Senior's Spirit 08 Nov 23

    Sparkle a Senior's Spirit

    This holiday season, bring happiness to a resident in retirement living and long-term care at Helen Henderson Care Centre and Carveth Care Centre. 

    You can do this by supporting our Sparkle a Senior's Spirit Campaign which will provide a present for EVERY resident on Christmas Day.

    At Helen Henderson Care Centre, residents can use bathroom caddies - please call us to learn more at 613-384-4585 ext. 224. At Carveth Care Centre, residents have requested items that are personalized such as slippers and housecoats.To learn more, please call 613-382-4752 ext. 107.

    Details below. Thank-you for your support!

     Sparkle a Seniors Spirit HHCC 2023 NEW

    Sparkle a Seniors Spirit CCC 2023 NEW

  • 100 years old and counting 31 Oct 23

    100 years old and counting

    Jim Gates is living proof that well done is better than well said.

    Sitting in his room at Carveth Retirement Lodge where he moved two weeks earlier in the fall of 2023, the friendly man talks with a vigour that matches his good health at 100.

    Born in January 1923 on land that is now called Grass Creek Park in Pittsburgh Township outside Kingston, Jim smiles when asked about the secret of his long and healthy life.  “There’s things I can’t tell you,” he says with a smile. “I don’t think you want to know that.”

    Jim’s laughter fills the room and echoes down the hallway. When pressed for a proper answer, he admits he’s not qualified to give advice because he ‘drank a little and smoked a lot’ in his lifetime. “My daughter would say I drank a little too much,” he adds, thoughtfully.

    Pausing slightly, he admits, “I always worked.”

    Taking a deep breath, he recounts farming most of his life and partnering with his brother-in-law in 1945/46 to build a tourism resort called Pitts Ferry Lodge at the Howe Island Ferry. Shortly after that, he started his career with the Ontario Government’s Department of Highways.

    “I always enjoyed it,” Jim says about his work operating heavy equipment such as graders, backhoes and snowploughs. “Everything they had; I drove.”

    Jim retired around 1980 and moved to Gananoque in 1982. He filled his time fixing Massey Ferguson and Ford tractors, and old cars such as a 1930 Model A Ford.

    Jim has a daughter, two grandchildren and six great, great grandchildren. Longevity runs in his mother’s side of the family. She lived to almost 106.

    Jim doesn’t watch TV, but enjoys a radio that sits beside his chair. There is a walker beside his neatly made bed and a bag of candies on a side table. The day is cool which prompts him to wear a warm flannel shirt.

    As a new resident of Carveth Retirement Lodge, Jim is enjoying the delicious homemade meals and long naps.

    “Jim is a true gentleman,” says Phyllis Lorbetskie, Manager of Carveth Retirement Lodge. “New to us here in the lodge, he has proven to be very adaptable to change. Jim has a warm laugh and great spirit.”

    Pleased with the feedback, Jim notes, “I think I’m in pretty good condition for my age. I can eat most anything.”

    Although Jim has worked hard at many jobs over his lifetime, he also found time to travel across Canada and different parts of the United States. He enjoyed seeing new places and meeting new people.

    Careful not to offer unsolicited advice, when pressed, he has this wisdom to pass on to people younger than him: “If you want to get ahead, you have to work hard.”

    Carveth Care Centre is proud to support and celebrate the good health of seniors such as Jim Gates who is a happy centenarian. To learn more about living or working in our home, please call 613-382-4752.